Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-09

lion presented the following report
which on motion was adopted:
Yankton, Dakota, February 9th, 1887
ITO the Hon. Mayor and Council of the
City of Observation-Disclosures: We.
your committee on finance and taxation,
have examined the reports of Ole Lee,
city weigher, December 1886 and Janu-
AIRY 1887, Jacob Huber, city welsher,
January 1887, and E. M. O'Brien, city
clerk, January 1887, and the following
bills, rind them correct and recommend
that they be paid:
Conrad Scherer, mdBe for streets s rs
VIM. Blatt, mdse Tor street lamps 8 81
Il. KrOnberg, p day's labor
Bhoveiing 30
Wynn d Buckwalter. 10 street
lamps 70 90
Ed. Palmer, services as CITY
engineer for Jan. 1885, .... % rs
Jos. Bgdd, two days work on
street at vi 90. 3 90
Ct. W. Sonthwick. care OF truck
house for Jan. 1887... 90
VIM. Ford, one days work ON
street. ] 90,
I. j. Williams, repaira fire de-
pRrtment............. .......... = 6O
j. O. Norman, mdse for streets 4 So
J.. @. norman, mdse for water
3 on
d. McDevitts mdse and street
3 "a
Purdy + Brecht, mdse for fire
department. .................. l75
John Campbell, supt. of water
works, amount Of bill $12.40
amount allowed.... 10 90
VIVA. Blatt, interest on railroad
aid bonds due February 10Th,
1887 $54,O00.00 at Z per cent
semi-aunual interest........ 1890 90
Commission of chemical Nation.
al bank at A per cent 8 90
Exchange on draft... A 90
Refunded tax to J.R. Sanbotn i 30
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1900 20
Ed. Palmer, rent of Offices for
January l887.............. s 90
w. z. Dewey SALARY as e..s a.@
torney ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10 90
VIM. Blatt, salary as city treas
.u.......A 20 w
E. M. O'BrleD, salary as CITY
clerk -..... ........ 20 w
Treasurer Teller Hose Co.. No.
subsidy. /. ~ w
Treasurer Champion Hose Co.,
No. 2 subsidy 10 90
Treasurer Hook and Ladder Co.,
y No. l subsidy 10 90
Geo. Baumann, salary "a city
lmAr61Al W w,
Peter Falkenburg, policeman
and lamp lighter. ......... 30 90
Respectfully Submitted.
M. p. GILMAN,
JOHN MAX,
w. j. BRUCE,
Committee ON Finance and Taxation.
The city engineer presented the fol-
.lowin report:
City Engineers Office, Feb, 1st 1887
To his Honor the Mayor and City Ooun.
oil of the City of Yankton. Gentlemen:
In compliance with section 8. chapter
. OF the revised ordinances OF the city OF
Yankton, ! have in my official capacity
AZ city engineer, on behalf Of the city,
examined, measured and accepted the
follow in gnamed sidewalks TO wlt-on
the east side Of Broadway along and In
front Of lots /, RI 8, 4, s, 8, q 8 aad 8,
block SO Yankton. Also on the east side
vi DIOHNWhy alOuk huu Al IkUut vi lOt6
s, g., 8 and 8, block ~ Yankton. On
the north side OF Fourth street. along
and in front of lot 8, Witherspoon's Yank-
ton, said walks having been we'll built
according to the plans and specifications
and the resolutions OF the council order
ing the same. / would respectfully %
Ed. PALMER. City Engineer.
L-
On motion report adopted and accep.
lance confirmed.
A communication from city engineer
regarding proposition Of Christian Ham,
eister offering TO deed certain property
on Broadway to CITY for street purposes
referred to committees. ON grades
streets and alleys.
The following report Of city engineer
was on motion adopted:
Yankton, Dakota, Feb. 7th 1SS7-To
his honor the mayor and city council Of
the city OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.:
In compliance with your resolution Of
January 18th instructing me to furnish
Q plan for q city park adapted to the
plat OF land now owned by the city and
originally purchased for that purpose,
l would respectfully report that / have
spent considerable time in studying the
shape and contour OF the ground and
have finally produced what seems to me
about as good q plan 81 I am capable Of
making, which / herewith present for
your consideration ct the same time adj
monishing you thst / am not . "land-
scape gardener" and that said plan to
IN expert in the business may be very
faulty. Respectfully yours
Ed PALMER.
Moved and seconded that plan Of city
park drawn by the city engineer be
adopted. Carried.
Bill OF Thos. Stewart, street commits
sioner for $3.50 and J. @. Norman
$2450 for work on street lamps referred
to committee on finance and taxation.
Bill of George Baumann 81 days AZ
$500 psr month on motion allowed.
The committee or Ere department.
made the following report;
Yankton b. T. January II, IsS7-Mr.
;MayoE-Yonr committee on fire depart
ment, TO whom was referred the bill Of
Chief Engineer Fred Kincel for $50 for
services for the year 1886. beg leave to-
report that they have examined the
same, believe il to be right and just and
recommend that it be allowed and paid.
JACOB BRAucH
JOHN MAX
Committee on Fire Department.